Felix oldaxowski



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FELIX OLDAKOWSKI, OF BEACON FALLS, CONNECTIGU'I.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

SLED.

1,354 995. Specification of Letters Intent.

Application filed March 20, 1920. Serial No. 367,819.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnmx Ownuowsm, citizen of Poland, residing at Beacon Falls in the county of New Haven and State 0' Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which the followin 1s a specification.

This invention relates to sleds, havin more particular reference to a sled'arrange and'a aptedto be propelled by one foot of the user while stan ing with the other foot on the sled.

The invention has for an object to rovide a simple, light, and inexpensive s1 of this type.

A further object is to rovide a sled of this type with adjustable e ements whereby it may be adapted for transportation either of merchandise or passengers.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the followin descri tion and accom wan 1 drawi an d to of; appended claims iii which liz various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of a sled constructed according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

As here shown in improved sled comprises a pair of meta runners 10 which are preferably of the cross sectional shape shown In Fig. 3 with the sides inclining downwardly toward one another and the bottom formed with the laterally extending flanges 11 to widen the hearing or tread surface. The front ends of these runners are curved upwardly as shown at 10 in Fig. 1.

Supported by the forward portions of these runners are a pair of horizontal side rails 12 which may be in the form of metal straps which are riveted at their forward ends as at 13 to the upturned front ends 10' of the runners and extend rearwardly to a point a proximately midway between opposite enr s of the runners and are then turned downwardly as at 14: to form su porting legs or struts which are riveted or at erwise fixed at their lower ends to the bodies of the runners. These stra s constitute a supporting frame for a combination latform or seat, the term platform as use hereafter being intended to designate also an element suitable for use as a seat.

This combination platform and, seat is referably formed as shown in the drawings y a series of rods 16 extcndin between and fixed in the horizontal side rai 12, the ends of these rods projectillilg1 beyond the side rails d being screw thre ed as shown at 17.

Pivots as at 18 to the rear ends of the side rails 12 are the lower ends of a air ofarrns 19 whose upper ends are unite by a rigid crossbar 20 which forms a handle. A suitable element 21 to form a back rest being carried by and between the arms 19. These arms are adapted to be adjusted to different angular position both to change the position of the handle 20, and to incline the back rest 21 as desired.

To this end a pair of links 22 are hinged at one end to the arms 19 a short distance below the crossbar 20 and extend forwardly and downwardly and have suitable eyes formed on their lower ends adapted to take over the projecting ends of the platform rods 16, wing nuts 23 being threaded on the ends of the rods to clamp the links 22 thereto. It will be apparent that by engaging' these links with different rods the back rest 21 and handle Q0 may be adjusted. To

rovide a foot-rest a bar 24 extends across tween upwardly projecting lugs 25 on the runners near the front ends thereof.

The sled is adapted to be propelled by a person standin on either one of the runners 10 behind the p atform, these runners having fixed thereto a pair of stirrup elements 27 adapted to inclose the forward portion of the foot. These stirrup elements are preferably secured on the runners by means of straps 28, of which there are a air to each stirrup element, these straps passing through suitable transverse slots in the runners and being riveted at opposite ends as at 29 to the scribed, a preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be understood of course that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the ri ht is reserved to all ohan es and modifications coming within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the ap ended claims.

Having thus deserib my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. A sled comprising a air of runners, side rails supported above t e forward portions of said runners, a series of rods rigidly connecting said side rails and forming a platform, the ends of said rods beingextended beyond the side rails and screw threaded, 'a back rest and handle device pivoted to the rear ends of said side rails, links connected at one end to said handle device and having eyes on their opposite ends adapted to take over different ones of the sai projecting ends of the rods, and nuts adapted to be threaded on the said ends and clamp the links to the side rails.

2. A sled comprising a pair of runners, side rails supported above the forward portions of said runners, a series of rods rigidly connecting said side rails and forming a platform, a pair of arms pivoted to the rear ends of said side rails, a cross bar connecting the op osite ends of said arms and formin a hail e, and links hinged to said side rails and adapted to be connected to any of said rods to hold said handle in diiferent adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature this 13th day of March 19%.

FELIX OLD-AKdWSKI. 

